If I stood on the steps of the Capitol with
@EricBurlison @RepTimBurchett @RepLuna
What I’d say is:
America’s frontline defense weapons programs in directed energy, space domain, hypersonics, nuclear weapons, missile defense, naval platforms, energy, strike & ISR aircraft, energetics, propulsion, materials and sensing & affecting
Do not benefit from Legacy Program R&D.
I have an extensive circle across the defense industrial base, including fellows, national labs, DOE, FFRDCs, DoW, including high level leaders — both public and private.
None of us who are cleared at the HIGHEST LEVELS and develop America’s frontline defenses
None of us have ever seen it.
None of us are allowed to see it.
We cannot use it.
We cannot protect the warfighter with it.
We cannot protect Americans with it.
It is being kept from us.
It is being kept from America.
The Legacy Program makes Americans less safe.
The Legacy Program threatens American national security.
The Legacy Program is broken.